Courtney Bryan

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A skilled composer of considerable imagination

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Courtney Bryan, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, is “a pianist and composer of panoramic interests” (New York Times). She is a 2023 MacArthur Fellow, and currently serves as composer-in-residence with Opera Philadelphia. Recent accolades include the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (2018), Samuel Barber Rome Prize in Music Composition (2019–2020), United States Artists Fellowship (2020), and the Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship (2020–2021). She is the Albert and Linda Mintz Professor of Music at Newcomb College in the School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University.

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Courtney Bryan, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, is “a pianist and composer of panoramic interests” (New York Times). She is a 2023 MacArthur Fellow, and currently serves as composer-in-residence with Opera Philadelphia. Recent accolades include the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (2018), Samuel Barber Rome Prize in Music Composition (2019–2020), United States Artists Fellowship (2020), and the Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship (2020–2021). She is the Albert and Linda Mintz Professor of Music at Newcomb College in the School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University.

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“Her music speaks to us with urgency and honesty.”

– carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor

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May 18, 2024 2:30pm

The Music Of Talib Rasul Hakim

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International Contemporary Ensemble Present The Music of Talib Rasul Hakim at the New York Public Library

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June 1, 2024 7:30pm

The Gathering

Washington DC

National Black Theatre and The Apollo Present The Gathering: A Collective Sonic Ring Shout at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC

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